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Suspect identified in April bus attack in Vancouver died a week later of overdose - Vancouver Sun

Suspect identified in April bus attack died a week later of overdose

A man who ripped out a womans hair before wrestling her to the ground and punching her has been identified as having died due to a drug overdose a week after the assault last month.
On Tuesday, Transit Police sought the publics help in finding the attacker behind the April 15 bus assault. The man had been harassing two Asian passengers wearing masks on a bus after boarding near Main and Hastings streets in Vancouver, making a comment to the effect of, Go back to your own country, thats where it all began.
When a third woman intervened and told him to stop the harassment, the man kicked her in the leg before pulling out a fistful of her hair and then pinning her to the ground and punching her. The woman fought back and he ran off the bus near Commercial Drive and Hastings.
The plea from police was spread widely in the news media and on social media, which prompted a number of tips to Metro Vancouver Transit Police.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Transit Police Const. Mike Yake said the man has since been identified as a 48-year-old Vancouver resident of no fixed address.
The man, who was well-known to cops, was identified as having died about a week after the assault, apparently from a drug overdose.
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A man who ripped out a womans hair before wrestling her to the ground and punching her was identified as having died due to an overdose a week following the assault. This handout image from Transit Police shows the suspect caught on smartphone footage.HANDOUT / TRANSIT POLICE
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